Amsterdam to create new university quarter
Project to begin later this year with construction of new library
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Open University v-c faces no-confidence vote
Peter Horrocks faces backlash over claim that academics ‘should be bloody well teaching’
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Me and My House: James Baldwin’s Last Decade in France by Magdalena J. Zaborowska
The home of the US novelist and social critic offers a lens through which to explore his politics, writing and sexuality, says Kalwant Bhopal
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China syndrome: Australian scholars split on foreign interference
Espionage proposals trigger tit-for-tat claims by rival groups of academics
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European Open Science Cloud hopes for lift-off
But observers warn that open data initiative is progressing too slowly and researchers lack incentives to join up
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Saba Mahmood, 1962-2018
Tributes paid to anthropologist who specialised in study of modern Egypt
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Interview with Bart Rienties
The learning analytics expert discusses the potential of his research, his victory at the World Transplant Games, and what the Dutch can teach us about life
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In which disciplines could Brexit hurt UK collaboration the most?
Analysis of data on current research networks suggests that subjects where expensive kit is shared could be vulnerable
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Learning outcomes miss the point of higher education
The French thinker Simone Weil’s focus on teaching students to attend to reality is crucial in the social media age, writes Robert Zaretsky
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If conservative views are not represented in social research, leftists will suffer most
If elements of society feel they have no stake in humanities and social science research, their support for it will evaporate, warns Musa al-Gharbi
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The week in higher education – 29 March 2018
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Confessions of a fairy hunter
The mere mention of fairies in academic circles can bring derision. Yet the field is a rich one that has much to offer open-minded, multidisciplinary scholars, writes Simon Young
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First in Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery, by Stephanie Elizabeth Mohr
Andreas Prokop on an insect that has been vital in helping biologists to understand our world
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The Mind Is Flat: The Illusion of Mental Depth and the Improvised Mind, by Nick Chater
Do we invent most of what we think in the moment? Tristan Bekinschtein struggles to wrap his head around a thesis arguing that we have no desires, motives or fears